Surveys, alcohol and married life. (A guest post)

Happy Tuesday everyone.
Today I have my in-post sponsor hogging my blog.
He needs your help! (And you get entered to win one of FOUR $50 Amazon gift cards).
Are you married?
Do you drink? (socially, daily, weekends, home alone, etc etc etc)
Does your spouse?

Source: http://ss.utpb.edu/media/images/falcon-wellness-u---images/alcohol.png

--this survey is completely anonymous and will greatly help CJ with his dissertation research.
Take a few minutes and help CJ out.


Please and thank you in advance.




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  My name is CJ and I am a graduate student working towards my Ph.D. in clinical psychology. I am currently working on my dissertation research, which focuses on a partner's role in a person's decision to seek help for alcohol use issues. I am passionate about understanding the pathways to seeking help for alcohol use problems given that alcohol can be a major risk factor for suicide, domestic violence, and other serious issues with family and employment. I have always been interested in work with couples in both clinical settings and in my research, and so it is my natural inclination to try to understand this issue from a family perspective.

        Broadly, I am interested in knowing if and how a person's partner plays a major role in his/her decision to seek help for alcohol problems. Is it often a person's spouse who convinces him/her to speak to someone about alcohol problems, or are other factors more important? Does a spouse's own drinking behavior or help-seeking behavior play a role in a drinker's decision about his/her own behavior? Considering the important role of the family in our overall mental and physical health, I expect that a person's partner plays a major role in many of his/her decisions, but I hope to understand this phenomena better, to find ways to bridge the gap between those who may need to make a change and the services available to them.

            To participate in my research project, please see the information below. The study is intended for married couples and is entirely anonymous. Notably, I am interested in hearing from couples at all levels of alcohol use - all families are different, and any level of alcohol use can feel problematic depending on your situation. The study is completed entirely online, and should take each partner about 20 minutes. Those who finish the study will be entered into a raffle. Please click on the link below to get started.


Participate in a survey on couples and alcohol use and enter to win a raffle!
Are you and your spouse legally married and at least 18 years of age?
Have you or your partner consumed alcoholic beverages in the last 6 months?
Is alcohol use an area of disagreement in your marriage?

If you answered yes to the above questions, you and your spouse are eligible to participate in a research survey regarding the relationship between your marriage and your alcohol-related help seeking behaviors. When you both complete the survey, you will each be entered into a raffle for one of four $50 Amazon gift cards!


The survey will take each participant approximately 20 minutes, and survey responses will be anonymous.

Please click here to get started:

https://surveys.clarku.edu/AlcoholUseSurveyStart.aspx



This study has been approved by the Clark Committee for the Rights of Human Participants in Research and Training Programs (IRB). Any questions about human rights issues should be directed to the IRB Chair, Dr. James P. Elliott, 508-793-7152, [email protected]. The study is being conducted by C.J. Fleming, M.A. and James Cordova, Ph.D. in the Psychology Department at Clark University. Please feel free to contact the researcher ( [email protected] ) or the research supervisor ( [email protected] ) with any questions or concerns.